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Facts for Your Call and/or Letter this Week
#SaveOurUrbanForests For your calls and letters to your U.S. Congressperson (http://www.house.gov/representatives/find) this week, here are some facts about how federal UCF dollars were used in New York State in 2016: --NYS UCF statewide overall funding for 2016 (that goes to zero if the federal budget for UCF is not restored): [...]
All Hands on Deck! Free Webinar about the Federal Budget for UCF
Please register for Time for Action: The President's Budget for Urban & Community Forestry on Jul 12, 2017 12:00 PM CDT at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5965782250515900162 It is no secret that these are tough times for Urban & Community Forestry at the Federal budget level. Join us for this webinar to learn what is really going on, [...]
Save Our Urban Forests: Write a Letter to the Editor
This week, please consider writing a letter to the editor of your town and/or region’s papers about the importance of urban forestry funding. Check your paper’s letter to the editor guidelines for length and how to submit (it’s usually simple and straightforward–and editors are eager for well-written letters!) Here’s sample [...]
Fishkill Uses Arbor Day Grant to Beautify War Memorial
Town Supervisor Robert LaColla speaks at the dedication of the newly planted trees at Fishkill’s War Memorial. On the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, the Town of Fishkill celebrated Arbor Day with the help of an Arbor Day grant administered through NYSUFC. The funding was used to add [...]
Grand Island Celebrates First-Ever Arbor Day
With the aid of an Arbor Day grant administered by the NYSUFC, the Town of Grand Island in Erie County held its first-ever Arbor Day Celebration on April 29, 2017. About 40 people attended, including Girl Scout Daisies and Brownies. Senior Girl Scout Gillian Worrall (second from left in [...]
Tree Planted in Honor of 2017 Arbor Day Poster Contest Winner
2017 Arbor Day poster contest winner Sarah Werner from Warwick Valley Middle School with NYSDEC Urban Forestry Partnerships Coordinator Sally Kellogg. The artwork of Sarah Werner, a fifth-grader at Warwick Valley Middle School, was selected as the official NYS 2017 Arbor Day poster after winning the statewide contest [...]
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